Koichi Kawakita

Born: 1942-12-05

Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan

Biography

Koichi Kawakita was a Japanese director, cinematographer, and optical photographer best known for his work on most of the Heisei era Godzilla films and the first two Rebirth of Mothra films. He also occasionally appeared in cameos in some of Toho's tokusastu productions.

Known For

Godzilla vs. Biollante
King Kong vs. Godzilla
Mothra vs. Godzilla
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla
King Kong vs. Godzilla
Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
Godzilla vs. Hedorah

Top Movie Credits

Godzilla vs. Biollante Visual Effects Director
King Kong vs. Godzilla Special Effects Assistant
Mothra vs. Godzilla Visual Effects Camera
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep Visual Effects Camera
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah Visual Effects Director
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla Compositing Supervisor
King Kong vs. Godzilla Visual Effects Camera
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah Visual Effects Director
Godzilla vs. Hedorah Third Assistant Director